A Woman to Know: Doreen Valiente

She became a high priestess during an era when witchcraft was still very much in the broom closet. — Phyllis W. Curott

She became a high priestess during an era when witchcraft was still very much in the broom closet. — Phyllis W. Curott

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In 1937, Doreen, then a 15-year-old girl brought up in a strict Christian home, walked out of her convent school. She never returned.

From there, she pursued a lifelong fascination of hers, one that took her …